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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A great account, and probably a good place to start into the world of modern physics for people with a background of such things. Probably not the easiest book to understand, but neither should the question of when and how does the universe begin and end be for the faint of heart. On the other hand, I don't think that Hawking here presents as much insight as one would've liked, and I am not sure if we all are so interested in knowing that he's keeping track of who's winning the Nobel Prize and who isn't (himself?). I find that bit a little annoying at times. (  )siafl | Jul 3, 2009 |   The theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, and the search for a unified theory of the universe are the subjects of this mind-boggling investigation of physics (I found I could read about 5 pages at a time without my brain hurting). Perhaps I was even more at a disadvantage for never having taken physics in high school. Even so, it's ultimately a rewarding learning experience reading about the universe as we know it. I'm interested in learning more, and daresay I'll understand more for having persevered through this title. (  )bell7 | Jun 10, 2009 | These book has ezpertly guided nonscientists in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space HanoarHatzioni | Jun 8, 2009 | The best popular non-fiction science book ever written. If you are reading this and don't own the book...go buy it NOW! Even for those who think they have no interest in physics or science. Hawking shows that we are instinctively tied to the subject. He presents his material in a way that even a high school student can understand the basics. (  )boweraj | Jun 2, 2009 | Still hangs together even after twenty years. (  )Arthwollipot | Mar 25, 2009 | 0.038 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 055305340X, Paperback)Stephen Hawking has earned a reputation as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein. In this landmark volume, Professor Hawking shares his blazing intellect with nonscientists everywhere, guiding us expertly to confront the supreme questions of the nature of time and the universe. Was there a beginning of time? Will there be an end? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? From Galileo and Newton to modern astrophysics, from the breathtakingly cast to the extraordinarily tiny, Professor Hawking leads us on an exhilarating journey to distant galaxies, black holes, alternate dimensions--as close as man has ever ventured to the mind of God. From the vantage point of the wheelchair from which he has spent more than twenty years trapped by Lou Gehrig's disease, Stephen Hawking has transformed our view of the universe. Cogently explained, passionately revealed, A Brief History of Time is the story of the ultimate quest for knowledge: the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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